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IAH / Houston Bush Intercontinental: flight connections
Oct 11, 2013, 5:40 am
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There are many airline desks in that main baggage/arrivals hall. You can easily get your BP there.
Oct 11, 2013, 7:07 am
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Follow the signs for connecting flights/transit ... once you enter the US, you become a domestic passenger and you have to re-screened, and many times change terminals, like everyone else.
Oct 11, 2013, 7:37 am
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Yeah I wouldn't call that "transit" if you have to be rescreened. Basically you walk all the way put of the airport and walk back in. It seems the same as two completely unrelated trips. Hopefully 3 hours is enough but I'm not hopeful.
Oct 11, 2013, 7:41 am
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US airports with international arrivals don't operate in the same way as other international gateways, where you can make a transit without "entering the country".
Three hours should be plenty fine.
Oct 11, 2013, 8:15 am
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No, I understand, it just seems lame. I've done this a few times before (LHR-ORD-SFO being a frequent route) and I've never had to get my connecting boarding pass at the connecting airport before. I don't even know if I'm considered checked in or if the system will even give me a boarding pass. (Plenty of times it won't without the intervention of a human with none to be found). I mean basically I'm checking in like I just drove to the airport, except I've already dropped off my bag. I've never had a bag checked without having a boarding pass. It seems a recipient for fail. Especially since I will assume DHS is understaffing due to the shutdown.
Oct 11, 2013, 10:01 am
#113
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a BP should have been issued in IST by Turkish. if your complete trip is on one ticket. I've flown TK before, BEY-IST-ORD-SNA and BPs for everything is issued at BEY.
As it has been mentioned you will be able to get ur boarding pass, after you land. just make sure you hand ur bags as soon as you pass customs. there will be signs, follow them and u would have walked 50 feet max before handing over ur bags. there will be personnel available from the airline ur taking and they will be able to assist you with a BP.
As it has been mentioned you will be able to get ur boarding pass, after you land. just make sure you hand ur bags as soon as you pass customs. there will be signs, follow them and u would have walked 50 feet max before handing over ur bags. there will be personnel available from the airline ur taking and they will be able to assist you with a BP.
Oct 12, 2013, 8:45 am
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I have had very spotty results with getting partner BP's on UA, and UA BP's on partners. Sometimes they work, sometimes not. It is an IT problem, for sure. No surprise there.
On my last trip to JNB with my wife I was able to get all my BP's at IAH for SA connections, but my wife could not. I tried online, which worked fine for me, and then tried CS in the UC who had no idea how to issue a partner BP.
The directions above are correct, but did you try to do the BP's online, either with the partner or UA? On our way back we both got UA BP's from SA. Go figure.
On my last trip to JNB with my wife I was able to get all my BP's at IAH for SA connections, but my wife could not. I tried online, which worked fine for me, and then tried CS in the UC who had no idea how to issue a partner BP.
The directions above are correct, but did you try to do the BP's online, either with the partner or UA? On our way back we both got UA BP's from SA. Go figure.
Oct 15, 2013, 11:12 am
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Connection in Houston, TX (IAH - Intercontinental)
Can anyone please explain how easy this IAH connection is?
I am not sure what the land/take off terminals are.
I would need to know if there is any possibility of staying airside during this connection
The details are:
First leg:
Flight: UA4331, Operated by ExpressJet
Depart:7:30 a.m.Wed., Dec. 18, 2013,Toronto, ON Canada(YYZ)
Arrive:10:08 a.m.,Wed., Dec. 18, 2013,Houston, TX (IAH -Intercontinental)
Change Planes.
Connect time in Houston, TX (IAH - Intercontinental) is 1 hr 22 mn.
Second leg:
Flight: UA1491
Depart:11:30 a.m.Wed., Dec. 18, 2013,Houston, TX (IAH -Intercontinental)
Arrive:2:15 p.m.Wed., Dec. 18, 2013,Puerto Vallarta, Mexico(PVR)
Thank you
I am not sure what the land/take off terminals are.
I would need to know if there is any possibility of staying airside during this connection
The details are:
First leg:
Flight: UA4331, Operated by ExpressJet
Depart:7:30 a.m.Wed., Dec. 18, 2013,Toronto, ON Canada(YYZ)
Arrive:10:08 a.m.,Wed., Dec. 18, 2013,Houston, TX (IAH -Intercontinental)
Change Planes.
Connect time in Houston, TX (IAH - Intercontinental) is 1 hr 22 mn.
Second leg:
Flight: UA1491
Depart:11:30 a.m.Wed., Dec. 18, 2013,Houston, TX (IAH -Intercontinental)
Arrive:2:15 p.m.Wed., Dec. 18, 2013,Puerto Vallarta, Mexico(PVR)
Thank you
Oct 15, 2013, 11:25 am
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That connection is easy. You'll preclear at YYZ so all you have to do at IAH is board the inter-terminal train. It's effectively a domestic->international connections and at IAH those are airside and easy.
Oct 15, 2013, 11:29 am
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Is there an airside train/bus I have to look for? Or just walk from one terminal to the other?
Sorry, I haven't seen you mentioned the "inter-terminal" train in your post! Just hope it's airside.
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